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$†=~.¨¨¨¨¨                ~~$    $~~                ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†$
¤$†=~.¨¨¨¨              ~~$  life  $~~              ¨¨¨¨.~=†$¤
#¤$†=~.¨¨¨                ~~$    $~~                ¨¨¨.~=†$¤#
##¤$†=~.¨¨                  ~~£$~~                  ¨¨.~=†$¤##
###¤$†=~.¨                                          ¨.~=†$¤###
##¤$†=~.¨¨ ~ ~ $ a multitude of  definitions $  ~ ~ ¨¨.~=†$¤##
#¤$†=~.¨¨¨ ~   $   does   not   help.    we   $   ~ ¨¨¨.~=†$¤#
¤$†=~.¨¨¨¨ $     can     say     "life     is     $ ¨¨¨¨.~=†$¤
$†=~.¨¨¨¨¨ ~   $   what   we   are,   and    $    ~ ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†$
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~  ~  $  what  things  like  us  $  ~  ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~   $   are",   but    then   we   $   ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $    must    also    define    what    $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~  $  "things  like  us"  actually  $  ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~  ~  $ entails,  how  it should  $  ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~   $   be   measured,   who   or  $   ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $    what    is    the    arbiter,     $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~   $   and  so   instead  there   $   ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~   ~    $   is   this   internationally ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
$†=~.¨¨¨¨¨ sanctioned      list     $      ~      ~ ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†$
¤$†=~.¨¨¨¨ ~  ~ ~  ~  $  of criteria  $  ~  ~  ~  ~ ¨¨¨¨.~=†$¤
#¤$†=~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~=†$¤#
##¤$†=~.¨¨ - life must produce or consume milk      ¨¨.~=†$¤##
###¤$†=~.¨ - life must have a beginning and an end  ¨.~=†$¤###
##¤$†=~.¨¨ - life can have dreams and can interact  ¨¨.~=†$¤##
#¤$†=~.¨¨¨ - life can steal                         ¨¨¨.~=†$¤#
¤$†=~.¨¨¨¨ - life can be cursed                     ¨¨¨¨.~=†$¤
$†=~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†$
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